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wèi

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wèi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wèi | wei4
English translation
to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be

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About wèi

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

wèi

Contains the radical

huǒ

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

A hand  zhǎo leading an elephant

Etymology of wèi

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

zhǎo ⿵? huǒ

Explanation

Simplified form of wèi . Pictograph of a hand guiding an elephant to do work (in ancient China elephants were tamed to do work). Based on the meaning "to work; to do".

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Words with wèi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
wéi to act as wèi
因为 yīnwèi because因為
为什么 wèishénme why?為什麼
认为 rènwéi to believe認為
为了 wèile in order to為了
成为 chéngwéi to become成為
以为 yǐwéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)以為
作为 zuòwéi deed作為
行为 xíngwéi action行為
为何 wèi hé why為何
为止 wéi zhǐ until為止
为主 wéi zhǔ to rely mainly on為主
为此 wèi cǐ for this reason為此
称为 chēng wéi called稱為
更为 gèng wéi even more更為
较为 jiào wéi comparatively較為
分为 fēn wéi to subdivide分為
最为 zuì wéi the most最為
极为 jí wéi extremely極為
视为 shì wéi to view as視為
称之为 chēng zhī wéi to call it...稱之為
为人 wéi rén behavior為人
为期 wéiqī lasting (a certain time)為期
人为 rénwéi artificial人為
无能为力 wúnéngwéilì impotent (idiom)無能為力

wèi Decomposition & Compounds

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